Handle means for containers



y 1941- 1. .1. KLEINA 2,249,144 I I HANDLE MEANS FOR CONTAINERS FiledMay 25, 1940 11v ENTVOR. 2W ya 022m ATTORNEY I Patented July 15, 1941UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HANDLE MEANS FOR CONTAINERS Ignatius J.Kleina, San Francisco, Calif.

Application May 25, 1940, Serial No. 337,253

2 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in handle means for containers,and it has for its primary object the provision of an attachable handlefor cylindrical containers of various kinds.

Another object of my invention is to provide an improvedattachablehandle means for cans, jars or the like, embodying a novel combinationwhereby a handle may be readily applied to a container of the kindcharacterized.

Other and further objects of my invention will be pointed outhereinafter or will be indicated in the appended claims, or will beobvious to one skilled in the art upon an understanding of the presentdisclosure. For the purposes of this application I have elected to showherein certain forms and details of a handle means for containersrepresentative of my invention; it is to be understood,.however, thatthe embodiments of my invention herein shown and described are for thepurpose of illustration only, and that therefore it is not to beregarded as exhaustive of the variations of the invention, nor is it tobe given an interpretation such as might have the effect of limiting theclaims short of the true and most comprehensive scope of the inventionin the art.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a container having my improved handlemeans applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a perspective viewof the strap part of my improved handlemeans; and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary part of the handle means showing the manner inwhich the strap and handle are detachably fastened together.

Referring to the drawing, the cylindrical container l is of the kindcommonly used to hold coffee, lard, or various other materials. Fittingclosely around the container is an annular metallic strap 2 having itsadjacent ends bent outwardly as at 3 and backwardly in oppositedirections as at 4 to provide flanges 5.

The handle is preferably formed as by bending from a single metal stripinto a structure comprising an upstanding part 6 which is slotted as at1, a loop 8 at the lower end of 6, an upwardly disposed part 9 joined tothe loop 8 at its lower end and to a loop I!) at its upper end, and adownwardly disposed hand engaging part II joined at its upper end to theloop Ill. The slot 1 is open at its upper end and is of sufficient sizeto receive the outwardly disposed parts 3 of the flanges of the metalstrap 2. When the outwardly disposed parts 3 of the flanges 5 arenormally positioned in the slot 1 the lower edges of the latter engagewith the lower edge of the slot.

The outwardly disposed parts 4 of the flanges 5 are normally positionedbetween the slotted part 6 and the upwardly disposed part 9 of thehandle. The handle may norm lly be main.-

tained in an attached relationship with respect to the strap 2 by thefrictional engagement of the flanges 5 with the parts 6 and 9 of thehandle or by having the slot 1 of such a width as to provide for thefrictional engagement of the said flanges with the side edges of thesaid slot. When the handle is lifted upwardly, the flanges 5 of thestrap 2 are prevented by their engagement with the lower edge of theslot 1 from becoming detached from the'said handle thereby providingsecure and convenient holding means for the container I.

It is contemplated in accordance with my invention, to have the strap 2made from a strip of metallic material which is easily cut and bent.

Thus if it is desired that the strap be made shorter so as to fitsmaller size containers, all that is necessary is to shorten, as bycutting, the said strap and then bend back the severed end to provide asuitable flange 5. Or, if preferred, that part of the strap engagingwith the container may be shortened by bending one of its ends back toreform one of the flanges and to thereby position the flanges in theirproper relative positions in accordance with the requirements withrespect to the particular size of the container.

I-Iaving described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In handle means for containers, a metallic strap encircling acontainer having its ends positioned adjacent each other and providedwith outwardly and backwardly projecting flanges, an upstanding memberhaving a substantially vertical slot open at its upper end and closed atits bottom end, the said slot being adapted to removably receive theoutwardly disposed parts of the flanges of the strap, an upwardlydisposed member secured to the lower end of the upstanding member andpositioned in substantially parallel relationship to but spaced from thesaid upstanding member, the backwardly disposed parts of the flangesbeing positioned between and in frictional engagement with theupstanding member and the outwardly disposed member, whereby the saidmembers may be releasably secured to the flanges of the strap, and ahand grasping member joined to the outwardly disposed member.

2. In handle means, an upstanding slotted member having a vertical openslot for receiving the flanges of a strap, a loopat the lower end of theupstanding member, an upwardly disposed member secured at its lower endto the loop and positioned in spaced but substantially parallelrelationship to the upstanding member, and a hand grasping membersecured to the upwardly dispos d member.

IGNATIUS J. KLEINA.

